Archive for the ‘Conservatism’ tag
Not if I can help it
Dear John Ensign,
I received your letter as the chairman of the Republican Presidential Task Force and I read it with great level of amazement. I wonder how disconnected is the GOP if you produce letters like this.
I have no interest in helping electing the presumed nominee, nor most of what the GOP has to offer for the Senate or the Congress. Since the GOP took over you betray the promise to reduce the scope of government, reduce our involvement overseas and to promote individual liberties. Instead the gang that took over was busy increasing the deficit, increasing the scope of government into areas no democrat would ever dream to do and set a record on abuses of human rights. The GOP leadership ,including you - Senator Ensign, used “conservative values” as a mockery and excuse to prevent other from making their own choices about their own life.
In the last eight years the GOP gave its active support for one of the most serious attacks on human rights in the history of the US. Using the terror treat as an excuse you helped - by legislation and executive orders - promoting strong executive branch and a set of practices that limits our civil liberties. Calling yourself a Conservative, pretending to follow Barry Goldwater, is a very sad joke.
I still believe, the naive that I am, that the GOP has a chance to reform itself. This is why I joined the Republican Liberty Caucus. The only hope the GOP has to become relevant again is by returning to the basics of promoting Individual liberty.
At this point you probably understand that I will not help - not with donation nor with volunteering action - your mission of electing Senate majority. However I really want to take this opportunity for the nice picture you included in the envelope. We intend to use the high quality picture, of one of the worst Presidents in the history of the US, for playing darts.
George Will at the Cato institute
George Will, my favorite political columnist, gave a speech in the Cato Institute to introduce his new book, One Man’s America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation. It is, not surprising, a very interesting speech, and followed by interesting Q&A, and recommended watching.
The type of conservatives we should have
I really enjoy reading George Will - he is smart, knowledgeable and his writing is rich and challenging. Yesterday he appeared on the Colbert Report, as part of his new book promotion tour. The interview is a real pleasure to watch:
No, You can’t!
Not all the news from Yesterday’s primaries were bad, some were pretty good.
This should be an answer to some people wishes because apparently No, they can’t!. And it’s not only a one congressional district phenomena.
Nice endorsement
I don’t know how significant this endorsement is, in today neoconservative GOP. However it should silence those who calling to remove Ron Paul from future GOP’s debates.